dittany

From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δικτή (Diktḗ, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪtəni/

dittany (countable and uncountable, plural dittanies)

1. A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
2. A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus

• (Dictamnus albus): fraxinella, gas plant, burning bush

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